WITNESSES, WE WHO LOVE JESUS, ARE TO BE The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus, whom you delivered over and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him. But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, and you killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses. —Acts 3:13-15 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Now when…

BE FAITHFUL TO YOUR CALLING! Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high. —Luke 24:45-49 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea…

GOD’S WORD ONLY CAN BE FULLY TRUSTED! The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple. —Psalm 119:130  I rise before dawn and cry for help; I hope in your words. —Psalm 119:147             Whose word do you trust?  Man’s or God’s?  “Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save” (Psalm 146:3).  There are those who put way too much trust in people, thinking they will be the savior or solution to a situation.  But it is our Lord God Almighty that is over everything.  He knows everything about everything and every body at all times.  He knows your name!  The…

TRUST OUR LORD’S GUIDANCE IN CONVERSATIONS AND DON’T RELY ON SELF ALONE! Settle it therefore in your minds not to meditate beforehand how to answer, for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict. —Luke 21:14-15             When we are in conversation with people, we can depend on our Lord to give us the words we need to say.  Many followers of Jesus do not share their faith with others because they do not know what to say.  This is depending on self alone and not the Lord.  We find when we take the step to share with others,…

SEEK THE LOST! For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost. —Luke 19:10             What are some things that people seek for? A good job A spouse Wealth Prestige Power positions Trophies Pleasures Good health And so much more could be on that list.  Much effort is put into searching for those things that are important to us.  What is it that you are seeking?  Jesus came to seek and save the lost.  That is what His life was all about on this planet.  Ever since the Garden of Eden when Adam and Eve sinned, God’s plan was to rescue people from their sin.  God’s…

TRUST… AS A CHILD! But Jesus called them to him, saying, “Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.” —Luke 18:16-17                It is generally fairly easy to gain the trust of children.  Unfortunately, it is this trait that many use to abuse children and hinder children from coming to Jesus.  Jesus said, ““Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.”  People love to say, “It’s all about the…

THE PRIORITY RELATIONSHIP! If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.  Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple…  So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple. —Luke 14:26-27, 33             Who is your priority relationship?  It is seen by understanding what relationship is most important in our life.  We love our parents, but our Lord Jesus must come first.  We love our spouses, but our Lord Jesus…

THE FOCUSED TREASURE IS WHERE YOUR HEART IS And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man produced plentifully, and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat,…

LISTEN… AND THEN DO WHAT HE SAYS! “The one who hears you hears me, and the one who rejects you rejects me, and the one who rejects me rejects him who sent me.” —Luke 10:16 But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!” —Luke 11:29             It has been said that people don’t reject you, they reject the message and not you.  Well, according to the verse above that is not true.  Jesus said, “The one who rejects you rejects me.”  So, there are those who reject us just as they are rejecting Jesus.  Just like those who hear us, hear Jesus! …

VICTORY OVER DEATH! While he was still speaking, someone from the ruler’s house came and said, “Your daughter is dead; do not trouble the Teacher any more.” But Jesus on hearing this answered him, “Do not fear; only believe, and she will be well.” And when he came to the house, he allowed no one to enter with him, except Peter and John and James, and the father and mother of the child. And all were weeping and mourning for her, but he said, “Do not weep, for she is not dead but sleeping.” And they laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. But taking her by the hand he called, saying, “Child, arise.” And…